Hi,
I'm driving from Pittsburgh to Hamilton, MT in a
few weeks. Just wondering if there are any local
foods I might want to try in the different states
that I don't already know about. (For instance, pasties
in Michigan and Montana, pork chop sandwiches in Montana,
runzas in Nebraska, Cincinnati chili.)

I'll be travelling through the following states:
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Washington (eastern)
Oregon (eastern)
Idaho
Wyoming
Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia

Have at it.

Kate


--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

Kate Connally said...

> Hi,
> I'm driving from Pittsburgh to Hamilton, MT in a
> few weeks. Just wondering if there are any local
> foods I might want to try in the different states
> that I don't already know about. (For instance, pasties
> in Michigan and Montana, pork chop sandwiches in Montana,
> runzas in Nebraska, Cincinnati chili.)
>
> I'll be travelling through the following states:
> Michigan
> Wisconsin
> Minnesota
> North Dakota
> Montana
> Washington (eastern)
> Oregon (eastern)
> Idaho
> Wyoming
> Nebraska
> Iowa
> Illinois
> Indiana
> Ohio
> Kentucky
> West Virginia
>
> Have at it.
>
> Kate


Kate,

Can that route actually be mapped out?

Don't make me drag out my map software!

Andy

There was a place, back in 1985 in Chicago called the "Bakery." A top of the
tops restaurant. Probably took years to get a table.

I think I had beef Wellington.

Shame of it all was I wasn't old enough to drink or drive!

Andy

On Aug 28, 1:35*pm, Andy > wrote:
> There was a place, back in 1985 in Chicago called the "Bakery." A top of the
> tops restaurant. Probably took years to get a table.
>
> I think I had beef Wellington.
>
> Shame of it all was I wasn't old enough to drink or drive!
>
> Andy

Your still not old enough to drink or drive. LOLOLOLOL

Chemo the Clown said...

> On Aug 28, 1:35*pm, Andy > wrote:
>> There was a place, back in 1985 in Chicago called the "Bakery." A top of
> the
>> tops restaurant. Probably took years to get a table.
>>
>> I think I had beef Wellington.
>>
>> Shame of it all was I wasn't old enough to drink or drive!
>>
>> Andy
>
> Your still not old enough to drink or drive. LOLOLOLOL


Funny!

Andy

On Aug 28, 3:20*pm, Kate Connally > wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm driving from Pittsburgh to Hamilton, MT in a
> few weeks. *Just wondering if there are any local
> foods I might want to try in the different states
> that I don't already know about. *(For instance, pasties
> in Michigan and Montana, pork chop sandwiches in Montana,
> runzas in Nebraska, Cincinnati chili.)
>
> I'll be travelling through the following states:
> Michigan
> Wisconsin
> Minnesota
> North Dakota
> Montana
> Washington (eastern)
> Oregon (eastern)
> Idaho
> Wyoming
> Nebraska
> Iowa
> Illinois
> Indiana
> Ohio
> Kentucky
> West Virginia
>
> Have at it.
>
> Kate
>
> --
> Kate Connally
> “If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
> Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
> Until you bite their heads off.”
> What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?
>

I'm working on it! I'm working on it!
Lynn in Fargo
looking for "hometowny" stuff, especially real mashed potatoes . . .

Kate Connally wrote:

> Hi,
> I'm driving from Pittsburgh to Hamilton, MT in a
> few weeks. Just wondering if there are any local
> foods I might want to try in the different states
> that I don't already know about. (For instance, pasties
> in Michigan and Montana, pork chop sandwiches in Montana,
> runzas in Nebraska, Cincinnati chili.)

> Iowa

Pork tenderloin sandwich.

<http://web.mac.com/davydd/Site/Pork_Tenderloin_Sandwich.html>




Brian

--
Day 207 of the "no grouchy usenet posts" project

Kate Connally wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm driving from Pittsburgh to Hamilton, MT in a
> few weeks. Just wondering if there are any local
> foods I might want to try in the different states
> that I don't already know about. (For instance, pasties
> in Michigan and Montana, pork chop sandwiches in Montana,
> runzas in Nebraska, Cincinnati chili.)
>


I recently learned not to order Chinese food in small town Oklahoma
(might even have been on an Indian reservation) :-P

Bob

zxcvbob wrote:
> Kate Connally wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I'm driving from Pittsburgh to Hamilton, MT in a
>> few weeks. Just wondering if there are any local
>> foods I might want to try in the different states
>> that I don't already know about. (For instance, pasties
>> in Michigan and Montana, pork chop sandwiches in Montana,
>> runzas in Nebraska, Cincinnati chili.)
>>
>
>
> I recently learned not to order Chinese food in small town Oklahoma
> (might even have been on an Indian reservation) :-P
>
> Bob


Most small towns don't have good ethnic food even if they are
owned by immigrants because they soon learn to cook the way the
small-town folk want it or they go out of business. Most
folk who haven't traveled far from home don 't seem to be terribly
adventurous where food is concerned.

gloria p
flame-proof garb donned

On Aug 28, 4:20*pm, Kate Connally > wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm driving from Pittsburgh to Hamilton, MT in a
> few weeks. *Just wondering if there are any local
> foods I might want to try in the different states
> that I don't already know about. *(For instance, pasties
> in Michigan and Montana, pork chop sandwiches in Montana,
> runzas in Nebraska, Cincinnati chili.)
>
> I'll be travelling through the following states:
> Michigan
> Wisconsin
> Minnesota
> North Dakota
> Montana
> Washington (eastern)
> Oregon (eastern)
> Idaho
> Wyoming
> Nebraska
> Iowa
> Illinois
> Indiana
> Ohio
> Kentucky
> West Virginia
>
> Have at it.
>
> Kate
>
> --
> Kate Connally
> “If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
> Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
> Until you bite their heads off.”
> What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?
>

Kate, not that either of these is a gourmet treat, but I get a kick
out of local things too. In
Springfield, Illinois (and probably other places in central Illinois)
they serve what they call a Horseshoe, or in the smaller size a Pony,
You can get them in various
combinations of meats and toppings over fries, or if you get a
breakfast version over home fries. Pretty good, but high in
everything that is bad for you.

Also Loose Meat sandwiches in Springfield and I believe in the meat
packing states further west. The one I had came on a bun with melted
cheese on top of browned loose hamburger. The Horseshoe was better.

Have a great trip.
Ruth

Kate Connally wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm driving from Pittsburgh to Hamilton, MT in a
> few weeks. Just wondering if there are any local
> foods I might want to try in the different states
> that I don't already know about. (For instance, pasties
> in Michigan and Montana, pork chop sandwiches in Montana,
> runzas in Nebraska, Cincinnati chili.)
>
> I'll be travelling through the following states:
> Michigan
> Wisconsin
> Minnesota
> North Dakota
> Montana
> Washington (eastern)
> Oregon (eastern)
> Idaho
> Wyoming
> Nebraska
> Iowa
> Illinois
> Indiana
> Ohio
> Kentucky
> West Virginia
>
> Have at it.
>
> Kate

Check your route against the recommendations at roadfood.com. The Sterns
are 'low food' gourmets who make their living writing books about what you
want to do, and the restaurant reviews are either by them or by readers.
They're very helpful, and usually spot-on. You can search by state.

Keith

For pasties you probably want the U. P., a little out of your way, I'm
guessing.

Near Detroit, get a Coney dog. Pretty horrible, but a regional
thing. Somewhere around Ypsilanti I thinnk Kola's Kitchen is still
around. Interesting soups and the only place I know to eat a muskrat.

In Chicago, you've got to get a good dog. Italian beef. Tons of
every kind of ethnic place. Dare to risk gettiing lost in the
neighborhoods.

Not a fan of Cincy chili, but it is a thing.

And I second the Sterns' Roadfood.

What's your local specialty?

B

"Default User" > wrote in message ...
| Kate Connally wrote:
|
| > Hi,
| > I'm driving from Pittsburgh to Hamilton, MT in a
| > few weeks. Just wondering if there are any local
| > foods I might want to try in the different states
| > that I don't already know about. (For instance, pasties
| > in Michigan and Montana, pork chop sandwiches in Montana,
| > runzas in Nebraska, Cincinnati chili.)
|
| > Iowa
|
| Pork tenderloin sandwich.
|
| <http://web.mac.com/davydd/Site/Pork_Tenderloin_Sandwich.html>
|
|
|
|
| Brian
|
| --
| Day 207 of the "no grouchy usenet posts" project

"Default User" > wrote in message ...
| Kate Connally wrote:
|
| > Hi,
| > I'm driving from Pittsburgh to Hamilton, MT in a
| > few weeks. Just wondering if there are any local
| > foods I might want to try in the different states
| > that I don't already know about. (For instance, pasties
| > in Michigan and Montana, pork chop sandwiches in Montana,
| > runzas in Nebraska, Cincinnati chili.)
|
| > Iowa
|
| Pork tenderloin sandwich.
|
| <http://web.mac.com/davydd/Site/Pork_Tenderloin_Sandwich.html>

Oh yes, those sammies are wonderful. Some Iowans set up shop here
in central fla for a while and produced them, oh boy we gobbled them
up very quickly. Then they went away, but the Memories Persist. Great
Eats, as it were, if you can find them. Thanks for reminding me of them.

pavane

Kate Connally wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm driving from Pittsburgh to Hamilton, MT in a
> few weeks. Just wondering if there are any local
> foods I might want to try in the different states
> that I don't already know about. (For instance, pasties
> in Michigan and Montana, pork chop sandwiches in Montana,
> runzas in Nebraska, Cincinnati chili.)
>
> I'll be travelling through the following states:
> Michigan
> Wisconsin
> Minnesota
> North Dakota
> Montana
> Washington (eastern)
> Oregon (eastern)
> Idaho
> Wyoming
> Nebraska
> Iowa
> Illinois
> Indiana
> Ohio
> Kentucky
> West Virginia
>
> Have at it.

Here are a couple of sites that we liked. These are not fancy restaurant
guides.

http://www.roadfood.com/

http://www.we8there.com/

We lived in our RV for 9 years ant traveled all over North America. The
Sterns from the Road Food site had a couple a book called "Eat Your Way
Across the USA" and it featured the kind of homey places where you could
get a good meal for a small price. We tried all kinds of places
including a couple of places in "not so nice" neighborhoods where we
were definitely identifiable as tourists. Got to taste some awesome
regional food, though.


--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

Default User wrote:
> Kate Connally wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> I'm driving from Pittsburgh to Hamilton, MT in a
>> few weeks. Just wondering if there are any local
>> foods I might want to try in the different states
>> that I don't already know about. (For instance, pasties
>> in Michigan and Montana, pork chop sandwiches in Montana,
>> runzas in Nebraska, Cincinnati chili.)
>
>> Iowa
>
> Pork tenderloin sandwich.
>
> <http://web.mac.com/davydd/Site/Pork_Tenderloin_Sandwich.html>

That site is Indiana. IMHO, the best ones are in Iowa.

Whenever we went through Iowa we'd stock the little RV freezer with pork
chops. Iowa has the best pork.

We found that the best pork tenderloin sandwiches were in little local
cafes in Iowa.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

zxcvbob wrote:
> Kate Connally wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I'm driving from Pittsburgh to Hamilton, MT in a
>> few weeks. Just wondering if there are any local
>> foods I might want to try in the different states
>> that I don't already know about. (For instance, pasties
>> in Michigan and Montana, pork chop sandwiches in Montana,
>> runzas in Nebraska, Cincinnati chili.)
>>
>
>
> I recently learned not to order Chinese food in small town Oklahoma
> (might even have been on an Indian reservation) :-P
>
> Bob

I learned not to order pizza outside of the New York to Philadelphia
corridor <g>

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

bulka wrote:
> For pasties you probably want the U. P., a little out of your way, I'm
> guessing.
>
> Near Detroit, get a Coney dog. Pretty horrible, but a regional
> thing. Somewhere around Ypsilanti I thinnk Kola's Kitchen is still
> around. Interesting soups and the only place I know to eat a muskrat.
>
> In Chicago, you've got to get a good dog. Italian beef. Tons of
> every kind of ethnic place. Dare to risk gettiing lost in the
> neighborhoods.
>
> Not a fan of Cincy chili, but it is a thing.
>
> And I second the Sterns' Roadfood.
>
> What's your local specialty?
>
> B

Not sure who you were asking, so I'll reply for myself. Here in a two-town
area of central CT (Meriden/Middletown) it's steamed cheeseburgers. Here is
the roadfood review: http://roadfood.com/Restaurant/Reviews/112/teds Teds
is one of a few dozen places that serve them.

Otherwise, around here, it's New Haven style pizza, aka pizza baked in a
coal-fired brick oven. Pepe's and Sally's, (cousins) are literally
side-by-side on Wooster St in New Haven, and are Meccas for real Italian
pizza in the US. The crusts are bubbly amazing, they use lots of sauce,
generous ingredients EXCEPT mozarella. If you want to ruin your pie with a
pile of tasteless white glop you have to pay extra. The Rendezvous in
Meriden has the oven to make these, and they make them the same way there.

I suppose O'Rourke's Diner in Middletown deserves a mention here. It has to
be one of the littlest diners going, but the one with the longest breakfast
hash menu, which includes even duck hash. They are also known for steamed
cheeseburgers (steamers around here). You can find tv reviews of all these
places on Youtube, but I don't know how you'd go about it.

Keith

Gloria P wrote:
> zxcvbob wrote:
>> Kate Connally wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> I'm driving from Pittsburgh to Hamilton, MT in a
>>> few weeks. Just wondering if there are any local
>>> foods I might want to try in the different states
>>> that I don't already know about. (For instance, pasties
>>> in Michigan and Montana, pork chop sandwiches in Montana,
>>> runzas in Nebraska, Cincinnati chili.)
>>>
>>
>>
>> I recently learned not to order Chinese food in small town Oklahoma
>> (might even have been on an Indian reservation) :-P
>>
>> Bob
>
>
> Most small towns don't have good ethnic food even if they are
> owned by immigrants because they soon learn to cook the way the
> small-town folk want it or they go out of business. Most
> folk who haven't traveled far from home don 't seem to be terribly
> adventurous where food is concerned.
>
> gloria p
> flame-proof garb donned

You are perfectly correct, Gloria. Two food recommendations we never
took when we lived on the road were Chinese and pizza.

Here in the Borderlands, the Chinese restaurants are almost all buffets
with menudo right next to the hot and sour soup and enchilada next to
the General Tso's chicken.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

K wrote:
> Kate Connally wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I'm driving from Pittsburgh to Hamilton, MT in a
>> few weeks. Just wondering if there are any local
>> foods I might want to try in the different states
>> that I don't already know about. (For instance, pasties
>> in Michigan and Montana, pork chop sandwiches in Montana,
>> runzas in Nebraska, Cincinnati chili.)
>>
>> I'll be travelling through the following states:
>> Michigan
>> Wisconsin
>> Minnesota
>> North Dakota
>> Montana
>> Washington (eastern)
>> Oregon (eastern)
>> Idaho
>> Wyoming
>> Nebraska
>> Iowa
>> Illinois
>> Indiana
>> Ohio
>> Kentucky
>> West Virginia
>>
>> Have at it.
>>
>> Kate
>
> Check your route against the recommendations at roadfood.com. The Sterns
> are 'low food' gourmets who make their living writing books about what you
> want to do, and the restaurant reviews are either by them or by readers.
> They're very helpful, and usually spot-on. You can search by state.
>
> Keith
>
>
YES! I hadn't gotten to this post yet, but I did post the URL for
their site. I'm tellin' y'all, we had some awesome food at the places
the Sterns wrote about.

If you are going through Wisconsin, you have to taste cheese curds. They
squeak when you eat them and you cannot stop eating them until they are
gone. Also if you can find a Kopp's Custard stand, order some. It's
soft-serve custard with like 99% butter fat. OMG! The mouth-feel is "to
die for"

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

bulka wrote:
> For pasties you probably want the U. P., a little out of your way, I'm
> guessing.
>
> Near Detroit, get a Coney dog. Pretty horrible, but a regional
> thing. Somewhere around Ypsilanti I thinnk Kola's Kitchen is still
> around. Interesting soups and the only place I know to eat a muskrat.
>
> In Chicago, you've got to get a good dog. Italian beef. Tons of
> every kind of ethnic place. Dare to risk gettiing lost in the
> neighborhoods.
>
> Not a fan of Cincy chili, but it is a thing.
>
> And I second the Sterns' Roadfood.
>
> What's your local specialty?
>
> B
>

When I was in Chicago I had to get Chicago deep-dish pizza. Good places
were taverns on Rush street.

I used to love going to the Chicago Chop House for their rack of lamb. I
don't know if they are still there. It's been a while.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:28:58 -0500, Janet Wilder
> wrote:


>If you are going through Wisconsin, you have to taste cheese curds. They
>squeak when you eat them and you cannot stop eating them until they are
>gone.

The best places for cheese are in SW Wisconsin. Monroe to New Glarus
is loaded with places. Brennan's has stores in the southern part of
the state and they rock.

http://www.brennansmarket.com/locations.lasso

We go to the store in Monroe a few times a year. They've got about a
dozen flavors of cheese curds and as you say they're addicting. We
have them for lunch on the drive home. You can also get them breaded
for deep frying. I've tried breading them myself with dismal results
so I let them do it.

> Also if you can find a Kopp's Custard stand, order some. It's
>soft-serve custard with like 99% butter fat. OMG! The mouth-feel is "to
>die for"

They're on the east side of the state. This thread would make more
sense if she'd given a rough route rather than fire off 16 states.
But whatever.

Lou

On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:49:14 -0400, "pavane"
> wrote:

>
>"Default User" > wrote in message ...
>| Kate Connally wrote:
>|
>| > Hi,
>| > I'm driving from Pittsburgh to Hamilton, MT in a
>| > few weeks. Just wondering if there are any local
>| > foods I might want to try in the different states
>| > that I don't already know about. (For instance, pasties
>| > in Michigan and Montana, pork chop sandwiches in Montana,
>| > runzas in Nebraska, Cincinnati chili.)
>|
>| > Iowa
>|
>| Pork tenderloin sandwich.
>|
>| <http://web.mac.com/davydd/Site/Pork_Tenderloin_Sandwich.html>
>
>Oh yes, those sammies are wonderful. Some Iowans set up shop here
>in central fla for a while and produced them, oh boy we gobbled them
>up very quickly. Then they went away, but the Memories Persist. Great
>Eats, as it were, if you can find them. Thanks for reminding me of them.

Why not just make your own? You can even use loin rather than
tenderloin and make a beautiful meal for under a buck.

Lou

Janet Wilder wrote:

> Default User wrote:

> > Pork tenderloin sandwich.
> >
> > <http://web.mac.com/davydd/Site/Pork_Tenderloin_Sandwich.html>
>
> That site is Indiana.

I selected that site because there were a number of images, many of
them from Iowa.

> IMHO, the best ones are in Iowa.

I would agree.



Brian

--
Day 1 of the "no grouchy usenet posts" project

On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:20:44 -0400, Kate Connally >
wrote:

>Hi,
>I'm driving from Pittsburgh to Hamilton, MT in a
>few weeks. Just wondering if there are any local
>foods I might want to try in the different states
>that I don't already know about. (For instance, pasties
>in Michigan and Montana, pork chop sandwiches in Montana,
>runzas in Nebraska, Cincinnati chili.)
>
>I'll be travelling through the following states:
>Michigan
>Wisconsin
>Minnesota
>North Dakota
>Montana
>Washington (eastern)
>Oregon (eastern)
>Idaho
>Wyoming
>Nebraska
>Iowa
>Illinois
>Indiana
>Ohio
>Kentucky
>West Virginia
>
>Have at it.
>
>Kate

KY - Burgoo & bourbon. If you're going to be in Louisville, I can
give you some excellant local restaurant recommendations.

- Mark

K wrote:

>
> Not sure who you were asking, so I'll reply for myself. Here in a two-town
> area of central CT (Meriden/Middletown) it's steamed cheeseburgers. Here is
> the roadfood review: http://roadfood.com/Restaurant/Reviews/112/teds Teds
> is one of a few dozen places that serve them.
>
> Otherwise, around here, it's New Haven style pizza, aka pizza baked in a
> coal-fired brick oven.


I would consider it a very wasted trip if I didn't get to that area
and eat lobster along the shore. It's worth a side trip to Noank
(Mystic) to eat at Abbott's.

Please don't anyone tell me they have gone out of business. Last time we
tried in late October they were closed for the season IIRC. I didn't
think they ever closed in the "olden days." LAst time we ate there it
was a thrill to walk out on their dock to see large schools of 12-18
inch striped bass swirling around the pilings. When we left the area 25
years ago they were an endangered species.

gloria p
who misses the ocean

Stu wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:14:50 -0500, Janet Wilder >
> wrote:
>
> -->Kate Connally wrote:
> -->> Hi,
> -->> I'm driving from Pittsburgh to Hamilton, MT in a
> -->> few weeks. Just wondering if there are any local
> -->> foods I might want to try in the different states
> -->> that I don't already know about.
>
> Minnesota


If you are near Minneapolis/St Paul at breakfast/brunch time,
try to hit Melba's secret place--Al's of Dinkytown just
down the hill from the U. of M.

Watching them make the hollandaise from scratch for Eggs Benedict
is a lasting memory for me as is seeing people slide down along the
barstools to make room for more when there are only two empty seats
together.

Nice folks eat there including lots of students taking their parents for
the experience.

gloria p

Lou Decruss wrote:

> On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:49:14 -0400, "pavane"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "Default User" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Kate Connally wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I'm driving from Pittsburgh to Hamilton, MT in a
>>>> few weeks. Just wondering if there are any local
>>>> foods I might want to try in the different states
>>>> that I don't already know about. (For instance, pasties
>>>> in Michigan and Montana, pork chop sandwiches in Montana,
>>>> runzas in Nebraska, Cincinnati chili.)
>>>
>>>> Iowa
>>>
>>> Pork tenderloin sandwich.
>>>
>>> <http://web.mac.com/davydd/Site/Pork_Tenderloin_Sandwich.html>
>>
>> Oh yes, those sammies are wonderful. Some Iowans set up shop here
>> in central fla for a while and produced them, oh boy we gobbled them
>> up very quickly. Then they went away, but the Memories Persist.
>> Great
>> Eats, as it were, if you can find them. Thanks for reminding me of
>> them.
>
> Why not just make your own? You can even use loin rather than
> tenderloin and make a beautiful meal for under a buck.


Oh wow, I just got one of those big 10 lb. packaged pork loins at Treasure
Island for $1.49/lb., a friend is coming over tomorrow to fry up some
chicken so I'll make some pork tenderloin sandwiches...my friend is from
Iowa so she'll be thrilled, we are always bitching about the lack of breaded
pork tenderloin sammiches here in Chicago, where I grew up on the IA - IL
border they are a staple, but here not so apparently.


--
Best
Greg

"Andy" > wrote in message ...
> There was a place, back in 1985 in Chicago called the "Bakery." A top of
> the
> tops restaurant. Probably took years to get a table.
>
> I think I had beef Wellington.
>
> Shame of it all was I wasn't old enough to drink or drive!
>
> Andy
>
>
Beef Wellington was their signature dish. We had it several times there. It
was a great restaurant. .

Ed


..

"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
...
> Kate Connally wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I'm driving from Pittsburgh to Hamilton, MT in a
>> few weeks. Just wondering if there are any local
>> foods I might want to try in the different states
>> that I don't already know about. (For instance, pasties
>> in Michigan and Montana, pork chop sandwiches in Montana,
>> runzas in Nebraska, Cincinnati chili.)
>>
>> I'll be travelling through the following states:
>> Michigan
>> Wisconsin
>> Minnesota
>> North Dakota
>> Montana
>> Washington (eastern)
>> Oregon (eastern)
>> Idaho
>> Wyoming
>> Nebraska
>> Iowa
>> Illinois
>> Indiana
>> Ohio
>> Kentucky
>> West Virginia
>>
>> Have at it.
>
> Here are a couple of sites that we liked. These are not fancy restaurant
> guides.
>
> http://www.roadfood.com/
>
> http://www.we8there.com/
>
> We lived in our RV for 9 years ant traveled all over North America. The
> Sterns from the Road Food site had a couple a book called "Eat Your Way
> Across the USA" and it featured the kind of homey places where you could
> get a good meal for a small price. We tried all kinds of places including
> a couple of places in "not so nice" neighborhoods where we were definitely
> identifiable as tourists. Got to taste some awesome regional food, though.
>
>
> --
> Janet Wilder
> Way-the-heck-south Texas
> Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.
>
>
We've traveled from the midwest to California by car a number of times and
have always relied on one of the Sterns' books sitting on the car seat in
the rear at the ready. Look for the best "Road Food". You need to at least
to see the door leading to the kitchen is and sense the fresh food odors..
Forget about atmosphere.
http://www.roadfood.com/

Ed

Kate,

BTW, http://www.bbonline.com/recipe/index.html

I'd road trip along to see you safely across.

Best,

Andy
Jaguar is idling, just in case!

"Theron" > wrote in message
> for the best "Road Food". You need to at least to see the door leading to
> the kitchen is and sense the fresh food odors.. Forget about atmosphere.
> http://www.roadfood.com/
>
> Ed

Actually, the lack of atmosphere is a good atmosphere.

While everyone's advice about following a guide is good, you don't always
have that luxury. When traveling, we try to avoid the chains and try the
locals. Somewhat of a crapshoot, you get some canned and bland food, but
you also get some really good local stuff at reasonable prices at many.

It should be a nice ride though, Kate. Hope you enjoy it.

Theron said...

>
> "Andy" > wrote in message
> ...
>> There was a place, back in 1985 in Chicago called the "Bakery." A top
>> of the
>> tops restaurant. Probably took years to get a table.
>>
>> I think I had beef Wellington.
>>
>> Shame of it all was I wasn't old enough to drink or drive!
>>
>> Andy
>>
>>
> Beef Wellington was their signature dish. We had it several times there.
> It was a great restaurant. .
>
> Ed


Ed,

All these years later I've tried to hunt it down on the web with no
success!

Glad you and yours had the pleasure!

Best,

Andy

In article >,
Kate Connally > wrote:

> Hi,
> I'm driving from Pittsburgh to Hamilton, MT in a
> few weeks. Just wondering if there are any local
> foods I might want to try in the different states
> that I don't already know about. (For instance, pasties
> in Michigan and Montana, pork chop sandwiches in Montana,
> runzas in Nebraska, Cincinnati chili.)
>
> I'll be travelling through the following states:
> Michigan
> Wisconsin
> Minnesota
> North Dakota
> Montana
> Washington (eastern)
> Oregon (eastern)
> Idaho
> Wyoming
> Nebraska
> Iowa
> Illinois
> Indiana
> Ohio
> Kentucky
> West Virginia
>
> Have at it.
>
> Kate

It's not necessarily local cuisine, but you definitely need to stop at
the Park Cafe in St. Mary, MT. It's at the eastern edge of Glacier
National Park. Their specialty is pie, and the motto is "Pie for
Strength".

Eastern WA (particularly the Palouse area south of Spokane) is the
lentil capital of the US, and you'll also find barley grown thereabouts.
The Walla Walla area is known for good wine.

Cindy

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Cindy Fuller wrote:
> In article >,
> Kate Connally > wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> I'm driving from Pittsburgh to Hamilton, MT in a
>> few weeks. Just wondering if there are any local
>> foods I might want to try in the different states
>> that I don't already know about. (For instance, pasties
>> in Michigan and Montana, pork chop sandwiches in Montana,
>> runzas in Nebraska, Cincinnati chili.)
>>
>> I'll be travelling through the following states:
>> Michigan
>> Wisconsin
>> Minnesota
>> North Dakota
>> Montana
>> Washington (eastern)
>> Oregon (eastern)
>> Idaho
>> Wyoming
>> Nebraska
>> Iowa
>> Illinois
>> Indiana
>> Ohio
>> Kentucky
>> West Virginia
>>
>> Have at it.
>>
>> Kate
>
> It's not necessarily local cuisine, but you definitely need to stop at
> the Park Cafe in St. Mary, MT. It's at the eastern edge of Glacier
> National Park. Their specialty is pie, and the motto is "Pie for
> Strength".
>
> Eastern WA (particularly the Palouse area south of Spokane) is the
> lentil capital of the US, and you'll also find barley grown thereabouts.
> The Walla Walla area is known for good wine.

....and onions?


--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

Kate Connally wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm driving from Pittsburgh to Hamilton, MT in a
> few weeks. Just wondering if there are any local
> foods I might want to try in the different states
> that I don't already know about. (For instance, pasties
> in Michigan and Montana, pork chop sandwiches in Montana,
> runzas in Nebraska, Cincinnati chili.)
>
> I'll be travelling through the following states:
> Michigan
> Wisconsin
> Minnesota
> North Dakota
> Montana
> Washington (eastern)
> Oregon (eastern)
> Idaho
> Wyoming
> Nebraska
> Iowa
> Illinois
> Indiana
> Ohio
> Kentucky
> West Virginia
>
> Have at it.
>
> Kate
>
>
This may be obvious, but have you looked at books by Jane and
Michael Stern? I bet they'd have some good tips for you. Also,
I'd be tempted to look back at the books I have lauded: Food of a
Younger Land,* America Cooks by The Browns...

*Also, I gather Pat Willard's book, America Eats, which is also
based on the unfinished project of that name from the 1930s and
early 1940s, has just come out in PB form.

--
Jean B.

K wrote:
> Kate Connally wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I'm driving from Pittsburgh to Hamilton, MT in a
>> few weeks. Just wondering if there are any local
>> foods I might want to try in the different states
>> that I don't already know about. (For instance, pasties
>> in Michigan and Montana, pork chop sandwiches in Montana,
>> runzas in Nebraska, Cincinnati chili.)
>>
>> I'll be travelling through the following states:
>> Michigan
>> Wisconsin
>> Minnesota
>> North Dakota
>> Montana
>> Washington (eastern)
>> Oregon (eastern)
>> Idaho
>> Wyoming
>> Nebraska
>> Iowa
>> Illinois
>> Indiana
>> Ohio
>> Kentucky
>> West Virginia
>>
>> Have at it.
>>
>> Kate
>
> Check your route against the recommendations at roadfood.com. The Sterns
> are 'low food' gourmets who make their living writing books about what you
> want to do, and the restaurant reviews are either by them or by readers.
> They're very helpful, and usually spot-on. You can search by state.
>
> Keith
>
>
Yes!

--
Jean B.

Gloria P wrote:
> K wrote:
>
>>
>> Not sure who you were asking, so I'll reply for myself. Here in a
>> two-town area of central CT (Meriden/Middletown) it's steamed
>> cheeseburgers. Here is the roadfood review:
>> http://roadfood.com/Restaurant/Reviews/112/teds Teds is one of a
>> few dozen places that serve them. Otherwise, around here, it's New Haven
>> style pizza, aka pizza baked
>> in a coal-fired brick oven.
>
>
> I would consider it a very wasted trip if I didn't get to that area
> and eat lobster along the shore. It's worth a side trip to Noank
> (Mystic) to eat at Abbott's.
>
> Please don't anyone tell me they have gone out of business. Last time
> we tried in late October they were closed for the season IIRC. I
> didn't think they ever closed in the "olden days." LAst time we ate
> there it was a thrill to walk out on their dock to see large schools
> of 12-18 inch striped bass swirling around the pilings. When we left
> the area 25 years ago they were an endangered species.
>
> gloria p
> who misses the ocean

I should have thought of lobster, but they're so cheap this year that I'm
not looking forward to any more for ahwile. Abbott's is about the best
place if you have a nice day. Stripers are still protected. I think the
minimum take-home size is 30". People still get a few, but not like we used
to.

Keith

In article >,
Janet Wilder > wrote:

> Cindy Fuller wrote:
> > In article >,
> > Kate Connally > wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >> I'm driving from Pittsburgh to Hamilton, MT in a
> >> few weeks. Just wondering if there are any local
> >> foods I might want to try in the different states
> >> that I don't already know about. (For instance, pasties
> >> in Michigan and Montana, pork chop sandwiches in Montana,
> >> runzas in Nebraska, Cincinnati chili.)
> >>
> >> I'll be travelling through the following states:
> >> Michigan
> >> Wisconsin
> >> Minnesota
> >> North Dakota
> >> Montana
> >> Washington (eastern)
> >> Oregon (eastern)
> >> Idaho
> >> Wyoming
> >> Nebraska
> >> Iowa
> >> Illinois
> >> Indiana
> >> Ohio
> >> Kentucky
> >> West Virginia
> >>
> >> Have at it.
> >>
> >> Kate
> >
> > It's not necessarily local cuisine, but you definitely need to stop at
> > the Park Cafe in St. Mary, MT. It's at the eastern edge of Glacier
> > National Park. Their specialty is pie, and the motto is "Pie for
> > Strength".
> >
> > Eastern WA (particularly the Palouse area south of Spokane) is the
> > lentil capital of the US, and you'll also find barley grown thereabouts.
> > The Walla Walla area is known for good wine.
>
> ...and onions?

Those too. We have some in the fridge as I type.

Cindy

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"Kate Connally" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
> I'm driving from Pittsburgh to Hamilton, MT in a
> few weeks. Just wondering if there are any local
> foods I might want to try in the different states
> that I don't already know about. (For instance, pasties
> in Michigan and Montana, pork chop sandwiches in Montana,
> runzas in Nebraska, Cincinnati chili.)
>
> I'll be travelling through the following states:
> Michigan
> Wisconsin
> Minnesota
> North Dakota
> Montana
> Washington (eastern)
> Oregon (eastern)
> Idaho
> Wyoming
> Nebraska
> Iowa
> Illinois
> Indiana
> Ohio
> Kentucky
> West Virginia
>
> Have at it.
>
> Kate
>

Wild rice soup in Minnesota! It's delicious! I'd have a pork sandwich in
Iowa rather than in Montana. Iowa is the top pork producer. Kentucky is
known as the mutton capital of the U.S. for some strange reason... maybe a
bowl of mutton stew if you can find it on a menu?

Have fun on your trip!

Jill